Pipe-support.



Patented May 28, |90I. J. F. GBERLE.

PIPE SUPPURT.

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JACOB F. OBERLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PIPE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters :Patent No. 67 5,106, dated May28, 1901.

Application filed January 80, 1901. Serial No. 45,300. (No model To`1f/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB F. OBERLE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pipe-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved bracket or support for'drain-pipes,and more particularly to an improvement upon the device shown anddescribed in an application for patent led by me on the 6th day ofDecember, 1900, and which application bears Serial No. 38,870, theobject and purpose of the device being to support in place drain-pipes,water-pipes, and, in fact, pipes used for any' and all purposes whichhave heretofore been supported by means of a brick column or masonry, asmy improved device is cheaper to install, more effective in use, andmore sightly and desirable in every Way. y

With these and other ends in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying'drawings, Figure 1 is a viewin side elevation ofaportionof a drainpipe having my improved bracket or support appliedthereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the head of the bracket. Fig. 3is a bottom plan view of said head, and Figs. 4 and 5 are sectionalviewsof modified forms of the head.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown in Fig. 1 a portion of adrain-pipe consisting of the sections A, B, C, and D, with my improvedbracket or support applied to the alternate joints, although it will beunderstood, of course, that a bracket may be applied to every joint orto every third joint, as may be desirable or necessary, said sectionsbeing of the usual length. The bracket or support consists of a head,standard, and base, the head being made of semitubular form and of ashape corresponding to the shape of a joint-that is, having thesemitubular parts 2 3 of a diameter equal to that of the diameter of thepipe, and grooves 4 5 to correspond in shape and size to the enlargedends of the pipe. It'will be understood, however, that in case thesupport is not to be located at the jointed ends of the pipe but betweensaid joints this portion of the bracket-head will be made smooth tocorrespond to the outer smooth surface of the pipe to which it is to beapplied. The head is also formed with a cup or socket 6 for receivingand containing the ball or knob 7, the latter being threaded orotherwise secured to the upper end of the standard 8, a ball-and-socketjoint being thereby eected between the standard or support 8 and thehead to allow the head to be adjusted in any position with relation tothe standard or support 8.

As is Well known, drain-pipes are pitched or slanted in the direction oftheir length, thus necessitating the head to be correspondingly pitchedor slanted with relation to the standard or support, and by means of theball-andsocket joint any adjustment may be thus readily secured. It alsohappens at times that it is impossible to locate the support in a directline below the pipe to be supported, and in such instances it isnecessary to not only tilt or pitch the head in the direction of thelength of the pipe, but also to pitch or slant the same laterally, thisadjustment of the head being also possible by means of theball-and-socket joint.

To prevent any movement of the head after being properly adjusted withrelation 'to the standard 8, it is preferable that some means beprovided for locking the head in its said adjustment, and this may beaccomplished in various ways-as, for instance, in Figs. 2 and 3 I haveshown the socket 6 provided with a number of indentations or recesses 9,a lug or projection IO being provided on the ball 7 to be containedwithin said indentations, thereby holding the head against any possiblemovement after the parts have been properly arranged. Again, in Fig. 4 Ihave shown the interior surface of the socket 6 plain and the exteriorsurface of the ball 7 roughened, the former being provided With aset-screw 11, which when screwed home will impinge against the ball, andthus hold the several parts in their proper adjustment. Again, in orderto allow of the head being adj usted to a proper pitch or slant in thedirection of the length of the pipe, but at th same time prevent anylateral movement I may provide the socket with a groove or panel l2 toreceive and contain a rib I3, formed on the ball, as illustrated in Fig.5, this arrangement allowing the head to be moved lengthwise but notlaterally.

The standard 8 preferably consists of a suitable piece of pipe of aproper length and diameter, and in practice the waste ends or pieces ofpipe usually thrown away or discarded by the plumber or workman may beemployed for this purpose, thus effecting a saving of material for whichthere has heretofore been no use.

The base may be of any suitable shape and formed with an opening forvthe reception of the lower end of the standard 8, which may be threaded,calked, or otherwise secured therein.

From the foregoing it will be understood that my invention isexceedingly simple, can be readily applied, and when installed farcheaper than the column of bricks or masonry now usually employed forthe same purpose, especially in View of the fact that it is partiallymade up of ends of pipes heretofore useless and usually thrown away ordiscarded.

It will of course be understood that many changes may be made in theconstruction and arrangement of the device without departing from thespirit of my invention-as, for instance,it will be understood withoutfurther illustration that the ball and socket may be reversedthat is,the ball formed on the head and the socket secured to the standard-andtherefore I do not intend that my invention shall be limited to theprecise construction of details shown and described; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecu re by Letters Patent, is-

l. A pipe-support, consisting of a head, the upper portion of which issemitubular in form and the lower portion of which is formed into asocket, a standard provided at its upper end with a ball fitting intosaid socket, and abase for receiving and retaining the lower end of saidstandard, substantially as described.

2. A pipe-support, consisting of a head, standard and base, the upperportion of said head being semitubular in form, and its lower portionprovided with a socket, said standard being provided at its upper endwith a ball fitting into said socket and its lower end into said base,and means for locking said ball in said socket for preventing anymovement of the same, substantially as described.

3. In a pipe-support, the combination with a head of seinitubular formto receive a pipe and provided with a socket, of a standard having aball or knob on its upper end to fit in said socket, a base, into whichiits the lower end of said standard, and means to lock said joint,whereby said head is prevented from moving on said ball, substantiallyas described.

Li. In a pipe-support, the combination with a head, the upper portion ofwhich is semitubular in form and the lower portion provided with asocket, the latter being provided with recesses or indentations, of astandard, provided on its upper end With a ball, adapted to fit in saidsocket and provided with a lug or projection adapted to [it in saidindentations, and a base, adapted to receive and contain the lower endof said standard, subst-antially as described.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 25th day of January, A. D. 1901.

JACOB F. OBERLE.

IVitnesses:

GEORGE Cook, M. VAN Nonrwrck.

